Engelsk substantiv: reaction | |||
1. | reaction (om prosess) (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | There was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | chemical reaction | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | chemical action, chemical change, chemical process | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | addition reaction, aldol reaction, chain reaction, chemical decomposition reaction, chemical equilibrium, decomposition, decomposition reaction, displacement, displacement reaction, double decomposition, double decomposition reaction, elimination reaction, endothermic reaction, equilibrium, exothermic reaction, hydrolysis, metathesis, neutralisation, neutralisation reaction, neutralization, neutralization reaction, oxidation, oxidation-reduction, oxidisation, oxidization, oxidoreduction, photochemical reaction, redox, reducing, reduction, saponification | ||
Overordnet kategori | chemical science, chemistry | ||
2. | reaction (om erkjendelse) an idea evoked by some experience | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His reaction to the news was to start planning what to do. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | idea, thought | ||
3. | reaction (om handling) a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A bad reaction to the medicine. His responses have slowed with age. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | response | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | answer, automatism, double take, electrical skin response, electrodermal response, Fere phenomenon, galvanic skin response, GSR, immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, kinesis, learned reaction, learned response, overreaction, passage, passing, physiological reaction, psychogalvanic response, rebound, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, Tarchanoff phenomenon, taxis, transfusion reaction, tropism, unconditioned reflex | ||
4. | reaction (om fenomen) (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | force | ||
Overordnet kategori | mechanics | ||
5. | reaction (om fenomen) a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance. John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | response | ||
6. | reaction (om erkjendelse) extreme conservatism in political or social matters | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The forces of reaction carried the election. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | conservatism, conservativism | ||
7. | reaction (om handling) doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His style of painting was a reaction against cubism. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | opposition, resistance | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | backlash | ||